1998
Transplanted Olfactory Ensheathing Cells Remyelinate and Enhance Axonal Conduction in the Demyelinated Dorsal Columns of the Rat Spinal Cord
Imaizumi T, Lankford K, Waxman S, Greer C, Kocsis J. Transplanted Olfactory Ensheathing Cells Remyelinate and Enhance Axonal Conduction in the Demyelinated Dorsal Columns of the Rat Spinal Cord. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 6176-6185. PMID: 9698311, PMCID: PMC2605360, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-16-06176.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal column axonsRat spinal cordSpinal cordRemyelinated axonsDorsal columnsAdult rat spinal cordExtent of remyelinationTransplantation of OECsSpinal cord lesionsCell injection siteQuantitative histological analysisFunctional remyelinationCord lesionsAxonal conductionNeonatal ratsFocal injectionsConduction blockSchwann cellsConduction velocityInjection siteElectrophysiological propertiesAction potentialsAxonsHistological analysisTransplantation
1995
Modulation of axonal excitability by neurotransmitter receptors
KOCSIS J, SAKATANI K. Modulation of axonal excitability by neurotransmitter receptors. 1995, 281-295. DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195082937.003.0014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeurotransmitter receptorsGABAA receptorsAxonal GABAA receptorsFunctional GABAA receptorsOptic nerve developmentOptic nerve axonsGABAA receptor activationPossible modulatory roleMammalian nervous systemAxonal excitabilityTrophic influenceNervous systemNerve developmentModulatory roleElectrophysiological propertiesReceptor activationImpulse conductionNerve axonsCertain axonsAxonal regionsReceptorsPossible functional significanceAxonsTransient presenceFunctional significance
1987
Physiological properties of regenerated rat sciatic nerve following lesions at different postnatal ages
Bowe C, Kocsis J, Waxman S, Hildebrand C. Physiological properties of regenerated rat sciatic nerve following lesions at different postnatal ages. Brain Research 1987, 34: 123-131. DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(87)90201-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchControl nervesPostnatal ageSciatic nerveRegenerated nervesRegenerated rat sciatic nerveFrequency-following abilityOlder postnatal ageSciatic crush lesionRegenerated sciatic nerveAge 3 weeksCompound action potentialDifferent postnatal agesRat sciatic nerveWhole-nerve responseMonths of ageRelative refractory periodCrush lesionPharmacological blockadeNerve responsesSlight prolongationNerveElectrophysiological propertiesAction potentialsRefractory periodOlder age